The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-13
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ousy to the front of the stage wheel to tho
right and 60 cantering up the incline to the
Roman gate and disappear through it. waving
his sword on high and apparently shouting.
Come on, boys in classical German The sp-
plnnse was spontaneous. general and long con-
tinued. and Schotts reappearance in America
was circus and tenor success.
English has invaded the millinery stores. Not
the English goods and English styles; they came
long since and established themselves as firmly
as possible in rivalry of French goods aud styles
Between them domestic invention has little
chance for recognition. Now the native Language
is banished and in its place is introduced Whist
purports to be English as 1t is spoken in tine
Queens dominions. The young women who af-
tend to the wants OF customers are trained ~
articulating the English accent and in using En-
glish phrases. SO that now the casual visitor 80
one certain millinery establishment may fancy
herself in London at hearing such ba rbarismG =
Fourteen and 'awlf," lit is all eout of stybe
neow,' and "doncha kneow' introduced at every
possible pretexs The aim is to give the ius-
preston that the clerks are English as well g
the fabrics and in the ajority OF cases tho ruSe
succeeps perhaps. though, it is a problem hos
much financial benefit results from the inue-
vation But there are times when the imported
clerk gives herself away, revealing the faas
that che is an importation, but frou
very different quarter than ths
realms Of cockreydom Such case
tablishment whose f1axen hair, stolid face and
blue eyes gave one strange impression of been
eardenS l&ucSofals and pretzes: she was argusaa
a customer into the choice of bonnet TIE
customer inclined one way, the London clerk
another, and the first words heard were quite
English: 'Ah deon't think so.s But when the
lady replied with some further objection, TIE
clerk lost her accent partially in the excitement
| of barter, and exclaimed: but eet looks parts
! ularly nice in nabsty vetter" She could say
''nahsty" without fail, but weather betrayed her
| Another importation showed that her educatlau
! in the Queens English had not been begun early
enough, when, in similar emergency, she i'm
sisted to a customer: This is thought vahstly
| well of in Lonnon, ye kneow: niver hurrid the
| loikes anybody in Lonnon-" She got NJ
| further; the proprietor happened to be standine
| near, and caught the clerks eye in the midst Of
| her relapse into lingua vernacula. Alas poor
| Erin! am afraid that imported clerk got her
walking papers that very night.
| The reader may be inclined to think that
good girl, who goes under mask to see the sights
| of public masquerade. is inexcusabIy venture
| some. Maybe that ls SO. But the fact remains
that of the most fashionable Of the February
diversions is to CO. 10 small and well chaperoned
parties. on these exploits 1t is a new form a
Summing. Some Of the views OF life thus Oh
| tanned may be valuably instructive It Was get
| an hour ard half before the time to bring tie
ball to close when dazed young man. hia
| light-colored overcoat reaching not quite to tha
bottom of the skirts Of his under coat, an
proached gentleman in the corridor and said
Beg pardon, sir, but can you tell me the way
outs7
"Go right back the same way You came and
ont of the door by the mirror whore the police
man stands
There! Now I've been round and round this
corridor six times and never dared to try that
door for fear twas all mirror and ! might make
fool of myself trying to go through it All the
other doors lead to nowhere. Thank you thou
sand times"
And when the dazed young man got opposits
the policeman he paused to reconnoitre. He had
forgotten directions and looking at the
wrong door, He might have stood there debae-
ing with himself till daylight had not the omni-
present sergeant of police taken hold of him faE
ohstrueting the passage and put him out He
went through the door as if shot from cannon;
but when he realized that he had been assisted
thus to regain the outer world. tho Turned
round to the retreating sergeant took off hin
hat and said gratefully:
Thank you thousand times"
CLARA BELLE